houston kung fu schools

[Nards]

I know of Shi De Shan, Shi Xing Ying, Shi Xing Hao, and Shi Yan Feng... plus some other non-Shaolin schools. Can anyone recommend one school over another? To be honest, I checked out Shi De Shan's school and wasn't all that impressed. Thanks.

[tetsumaru]

From what I know Shi Xing Ying is supposed to be very very good at teaching forms and such...so if thats your bag then I'd go there...Shi de Shan used to teach police and other government agencies in china, Qin na and other self-defense apps and he is also supposedly a master in hard qi gong. He is also of the "De" genereation of "monks" which, in my mind means he has more of the traditional teachings to offer...so if you want more of that then hes your man (his website isnt working right now)....here is Shi yan feng's webpage....I think there is a thread on here about him too...I think xing hao is trying to get into movies so if you want to experience that go see him....I think all of these guys have threads under shaolin monks, if you want to more....

[Inevitable]

yep if you can do a search on here and a couple other forums and you should be able to find what you want, but the previous post should help you out a bit

[doc]

You might want to look in the ARCHIVE (the old discussion forum). There's some very interesting stuff in there about some of these guys...

[Inevitable]

yeah definately interesting....

[doc]

The Forum Archive, The Shaolin Monks, "Abhorrent US Shaolin monk behavior", is an interesting forum topic, which, I think, you'll find enlightening.

[Inevitable]

yeah read that through a couple times, quite interesting how real they are

[Nards]

That was an interesting read. Thanks again for the info. Also, on a side note, I saw Xing Hao referred to as one of the "three tigers" in a post in the archive, I think by Doc. Is that just a nickname or is that part of his fighting style or what?

[Inevitable]

damn if i remember right i think it was his name as one of the three monks that originally came down.... i'm sure i'm wrong on this one

[doc]

He is known as one of the "three tigers" because he was in a book called The Three Tigers" of Shaolin or something like that, which was sponsored by, well, himself, Xing Hong. In the book was also Xing Hao, Xing Hong's friend at the time. The third guy's name escapes me at the moment. Wasn't a bad book, had a lot of pictures of these guys doing what they do.

Xing Hong sent me about two hundred of his books, for me to sell for him, many years ago. Well, they don't sell well, and I still have a closet full of them. Apparently, he had some friends in Hong Kong who devoted some of their publishing skills and materials to make these books. I think they are out of print, and that I was sent the last batch, of what was left, many years ago.

[tetsumaru]

Oh that makes sense...seemed kind of low budget...btw thanks!...The english translation wasn't so good. On a good note though the people at my school were happy to receive it.

[Steve]

He is known as one of the "three tigers" because he was in a book called The Three Tigers" of Shaolin or something like that, which was sponsored by, well, himself, Xing Hong. In the book was also Xing Hao, Xing Hong's friend at the time. The third guy's name escapes me at the moment. Wasn't a bad book, had a lot of pictures of these guys doing what they do.

Xing Hong sent me about two hundred of his books, for me to sell for him, many years ago. Well, they don't sell well, and I still have a closet full of them. Apparently, he had some friends in Hong Kong who devoted some of their publishing skills and materials to make these books. I think they are out of print, and that I was sent the last batch, of what was left, many years ago.

3 Tigers.. Shi Xingxiao, Shi Xinghong and Shi Xinghao

Tons of books still in the closet soft and hard cover. Don't know what they sold for before, but come to Vegas, buy me a beer and lapdance and maybe Doc will let me give you one.

[SongshanMonk]

Shi Xing Hao

I train at Shi XIng Hao's school in Houston. We train in traditional shaolin, shaolin weapons, he offers Long Fist (wushu), tai chi and has a demo team that he uses year round for different events. Shi Xing Hao is active in the Chinese community here. The school itself is set up to where students are grouped in levels (1-9 at the moment) and he has tests about every 6 months. Shi Xing Hao is very friendly and speaks good english. I have been with Shi Xing Hao's school for a few years now and enjoy it.
Shi Xing Hao is not looking to get into the movies.....


To answer the original post which is the "best" school per say really depends on what you are looking for. My advice to you is to post your questions or what exactly it is you are looking for. It is probably better to visit each school and visit with the monks. Just don't go into these schools with the "show me what you know" attitude or you won't have a good experience. If you need directions or a phone number let me know. Hope this helps.

[onesp1ng]

so hobo, how's this tiger thing relavent? I mean...did he need to do someething to be considered a "tiger?" Where does that kind of title come from?

[tetsumaru]

of course he didnt do anything to get it...its a marketing scheme...OH the amazing three tigers are gonna open a school!" "whoa dude i want to go there and learn some chay knees karaty!"

He's probably a good MA but I think they are all a little to young to be teaching...or maybe teaching now will make them great teachers later...idk